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QUESTIONS CONTRIBUTE TO FILLING A GAP IN THE EVIDENCE BASE? YESNO DO YOU WANT TO ASSESS HOW THE SERVICE IS BEING DELIVERED? YES DO YOU WANT TO ASSES THE IMPACT OF THE SERVICE? YES NO RESEARCH & EVALUATION SHOULD ... STEP DO YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE MECHANICS OF HOW THE SERVICE IS DELIVERED? YES OBSERVATIONAL TECHNIQUES PARTICIPATORY METHODS (E.G. STAFF DIARIES; PHOTOS; VIDEOS) STAFF INTERVIEWS DO YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND
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all ages today but could become a growing problem for older people in the years to come, who will want and will need to live in comfortable, warm and secure accommodation as they age. It has been estimated ... reveal problems with faulty or inadequate heating. For example: Mike was told some time ago by the ‘gas people’ that he needed a new boiler. He contacted his landlord several times, but she has done nothing
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Repair Cymru 16 5 Heating and insulation improvements 17 6 Home safety if you’re a homeowner 17 6.1 Gas safety checks 17 6.2 Electrical safety 18 6.3 Fire safety 18 6.4 Carbon Monoxide alarms 19 7 Rights ... action 35 8.7 Taking court action 35 9 Gas safety if you rent your home (applies for both private and community landlords) 37 9.1 Gas safety records 38 9.2 Possible role
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all new properties and those being refurbished are given walk-in showers although if someone doesn’t want their bath removed this is not done. Tenants may decorate their own flats as they wish, and are consulted ... installing these in communal facilities are absorbed into tenants’ service charges. If individual tenants want something specific, they must pay themselves. In relation to cultural considerations, the HA care
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running safely and efficiently. Gas heating must be serviced by a qualified Gas Safe-registered engineer (see page 25). If you are a tenant, your landlord should check your gas heating system and appliances ... appliances for safety at least once a year. Never block air vents and if you have wood-burning, coal or gas heaters make sure there’s adequate ventilation. • See our free guide Save energy, pay less for tips on
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200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 Monthly Fuel Prices relative to CPI June 2009 - Feb 2013 Gas Electricity heating oils 98 the big picture Unsurprisingly, the current economic climate is having ... at the ‘usual rate’. Unless there is a robust infrastructure in place to ensure that everybody who wants to is able to purchase care at the council ‘usual rate’ this could potentially mean that the ‘cap’
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11 of 38 Safety checks Gas equipment provided by your landlord, like cookers or fires, must have an annual safety check by a Gas Safe-registered gas engineer. You must be given a copy of ... electrical safety. Landlords must also provide working carbon monoxide alarms in any room which has a gas, oil or solid fuel burning appliance installed by the landlord, so you could check to see that these
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safe and well this winter. Gas-Safe registered engineer • When an engineer comes to your home, ask to see their Gas Safe ID card, note down their licence card number. Visit the Gas Safe Register website or ... upon the appliance and fuel being used. • Never block air vents. If you have wood-burning, coal or gas heaters make sure there’s enough fresh air circulating. See our free guide Save energy, pay less for
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working before the cold weather starts. If you rent your home, landlords have a legal duty to have all gas appliances in their properties inspected once a year. Contact NEA Warm and Safe Home or Nest
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£400 per home; A 23.6MtCO2 reduction per annum by 2030; A 26% reduction in imports of natural gas in 2030; NHS savings of 42p for every £1 invested in reducing fuel poverty. Making the most of ... heating bills during the winter months, and this often leaves insufficient money for food: ‘If I wanted to have my heating on for most of the day, then it will be well over half my income. That’s why I
